Dear Hiring Team, I’ve been creating visual communications for over 30 years, and I still love the process of turning ideas into polished, effective designs. My career began in film production at Colorization, where I supervised teams working on the digital restoration and colorization of classic films and television. That experience taught me the importance of precision, collaboration, and meeting demanding production schedules—skills that have stayed with me throughout my career. I then spent 20 years at G. Ryan Design in Toronto, producing everything from brochures, advertisements, maps, floor plans, signage, flyers, direct mail, and trade show materials to digital campaigns and promotional pieces for a wide variety of clients. Working in a fast-paced agency environment meant wearing many hats, balancing multiple projects, and delivering creative work that was both visually engaging and production-ready. Today, I continue to build on that creative foundation using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign in both design and content operations roles. As an Illustration Artist with Pelmorex (The Weather Network), I create detailed North American weather maps in Adobe Illustrator every day, producing complex layered graphics that integrate with automated data systems while maintaining clarity, consistency, and accuracy under tight daily deadlines. Alongside my design work, I've supported organizations including Sunwing, Arcadis, and Klick by helping marketing and creative teams organize, optimize, and deliver digital content efficiently. This combination of hands-on design experience and creative workflow expertise allows me to produce high-quality visual assets while understanding the bigger picture of how content supports a brand. I'm easy to work with, dependable, and genuinely enjoy collaborating with clients to bring their ideas to life. Whether it's social media graphics, marketing collateral, presentations, promotional materials, or print design, I take pride in creating thoughtful, polished work that connects with audiences and helps businesses tell their story. I'd love to connect! Take care, Shawn Kearney _Email not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Portfolio + Resume: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

Shawn Kearney

Dear Hiring Team, I’ve been creating visual communications for over 30 years, and I still love the process of turning ideas into polished, effective designs. My career began in film production at Colorization, where I supervised teams working on the digital restoration and colorization of classic films and television. That experience taught me the importance of precision, collaboration, and meeting demanding production schedules—skills that have stayed with me throughout my career. I then spent 20 years at G. Ryan Design in Toronto, producing everything from brochures, advertisements, maps, floor plans, signage, flyers, direct mail, and trade show materials to digital campaigns and promotional pieces for a wide variety of clients. Working in a fast-paced agency environment meant wearing many hats, balancing multiple projects, and delivering creative work that was both visually engaging and production-ready. Today, I continue to build on that creative foundation using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign in both design and content operations roles. As an Illustration Artist with Pelmorex (The Weather Network), I create detailed North American weather maps in Adobe Illustrator every day, producing complex layered graphics that integrate with automated data systems while maintaining clarity, consistency, and accuracy under tight daily deadlines. Alongside my design work, I've supported organizations including Sunwing, Arcadis, and Klick by helping marketing and creative teams organize, optimize, and deliver digital content efficiently. This combination of hands-on design experience and creative workflow expertise allows me to produce high-quality visual assets while understanding the bigger picture of how content supports a brand. I'm easy to work with, dependable, and genuinely enjoy collaborating with clients to bring their ideas to life. Whether it's social media graphics, marketing collateral, presentations, promotional materials, or print design, I take pride in creating thoughtful, polished work that connects with audiences and helps businesses tell their story. I'd love to connect! Take care, Shawn Kearney _Email not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Portfolio + Resume: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

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Dear Hiring Team,

I’ve been creating visual communications for over 30 years, and I still love the process of turning ideas into polished, effective designs.
My career began in film production at Colorization, where I supervised teams working on the digital restoration and colorization of classic films and television. That experience taught me the importance of precision, collaboration, and meeting demanding production schedules—skills that have stayed with me throughout my career.

I then spent 20 years at G. Ryan Design in Toronto, producing everything from brochures, advertisements, maps, floor plans, signage, flyers, direct mail, and trade show materials to digital campaigns and promotional pieces for a wide variety of clients. Working in a fast-paced agency environment meant wearing many hats, balancing multiple projects, and delivering creative work that was both visually engaging and production-ready.

Today, I continue to build on that creative foundation using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign in both design and content operations roles. As an Illustration Artist with Pelmorex (The Weather Network), I create detailed North American weather maps in Adobe Illustrator every day, producing complex layered graphics that integrate with automated data systems while maintaining clarity, consistency, and accuracy under tight daily deadlines. Alongside my design work, I’ve supported organizations including Sunwing, Arcadis, and Klick by helping marketing and creative teams organize, optimize, and deliver digital content efficiently. This combination of hands-on design experience and creative workflow expertise allows me to produce high-quality visual assets while understanding the bigger picture of how content supports a brand.

I’m easy to work with, dependable, and genuinely enjoy collaborating with clients to bring their ideas to life. Whether it’s social media graphics, marketing collateral, presentations, promotional materials, or print design, I take pride in creating thoughtful, polished work that connects with audiences and helps businesses tell their story.

I’d love to connect!
Take care,
Shawn Kearney
Email not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup
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Work Experience

Digital Asset Manager (DAM Consultant / Contract) at Klick (Acquia DAM – Widen, Veeva)
December 1, 2024 - Present
Supports DAM ingestion, organization, and distribution of media assets. Collaborates with project managers to align execution with established DAM frameworks. Manages legal, talent, and licensing agreements. Develops metadata schemas and keyword tagging strategies and defines/implements Widen metadata standards for Klick assets. Improved asset searchability and reduced retrieval time by standardizing metadata and taxonomy structures.
Digital Asset Manager at Arcadis (OpenAsset, Acquia DAM – Widen, BrandHub) and IBI Group
February 1, 2022 - January 31, 2025
Designed and implemented metadata schemas and taxonomy frameworks to improve asset discoverability and scalability across teams. Collaborated with cross-functional creative teams and adhered to DAM structures and workflows. Contributed to the OpenAsset to BrandHub migration manual. Led the asset migration from IBI Group to Arcadis.
Illustration Artist (Contract, Full-Time) at Pelmorex — The Weather Network
August 1, 2021 - Present
Creates daily North American maps for The Weather Network. Designs complex Illustrator documents using layered workflows that integrate with external coding systems to support production requirements for daily publishing.
Digital Asset Manager at SJC — St. Joseph Communication (Xinet), Toronto
May 1, 2020 - February 28, 2021
Led a team responsible for ingestion, organization, and distribution of graphic assets. Partnered with creative teams, IT, and clients (including Sobeys Inc.) to ensure efficient asset workflows. Implemented and maintained DAM structures and processes, developed/refined taxonomy systems, trained new team members, and edited/optimized assets using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
Digital Asset Manager at Sunwing (MediaValet), Etobicoke
November 1, 2017 - March 31, 2020
Joined a newly formed team supporting the MediaValet DAM system. Processed original images using Adobe tools while adhering to DAM structures, workflows, and taxonomy standards. Developed metadata and keyword tagging for organization and accessibility. Created online magazine flipbooks and increased DAM adoption by developing user guidelines, training programs, and governance standards across departments.
Senior Production Management Artist at G. Ryan Design Inc.
August 1, 1996 - August 31, 2016
Produced a wide range of creative collateral including brochures, area maps, floorplans, print ads, flyers, eblasts, and signage. Managed timing and project execution under tight deadlines, with strong preflight experience. Prepared and delivered print, outdoor, and digital advertising files on a weekly basis to major Toronto media outlets, including file colorization and production workflows.
Film Production Supervisor (Digital Colorization) at Colorization (film company)
March 1, 1986 - August 31, 1991
Oversee and maintain creative assets as part of a supervisory team at a company specializing in digital colorization of classic films and television series. Responsibilities included project management and computer-aided film colorization, along with supervisory duties.

Education

Classical Animation at Sheridan College
January 1, 1980 - January 1, 1981

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Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Professional Services, Travel & Hospitality